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The Aces were formed as a semi-professional team in the Pacific Southwest Hockey League (PSHL) in 1989 and became a charter member of the professional West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) in 1995. When the WCHL was absorbed by the East Coast Hockey League in 2003, the team joined the merged ECHL.
The Steelheads began play as part of a four-team expansion in the West Coast Hockey League in 1997 along with the Tacoma Sabercats, Phoenix Mustangs and Tucson Gila Monsters, which have all since ceased operations.Former New York Islanders defenseman Dave Langevin became Idaho's first head coach.rom 2005 to 2008, the Steelheads were also affiliated with the American Hockey League's Iowa Stars (now Iowa Chops).The 2009â10 season will see the Texas Stars replace Iowa as Idaho's AHL affiliate. Home games are played at the 5,000-seat Qwest Arena in downtown Boise.